Stooker



C. BONI.

STOOKER.

Patented o@t.19,1920.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, I918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

C. BONI.

STOOKER.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 2, |918A 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Patentd Oct. 19, 1920.

UNITED .Y srAf'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BONI, OF REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 F. G.. SADLEIR, OF REGINA, CANADA. Y

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To all whom t may conce/1%:

Be it known that I, CHARLEsBoNI, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of theJ Vcity of. Regina', Province of Saskatchewan, Dominion ofCanada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stookers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stookers and the objects of the invention are, Vto facilitate mechanically collecting the desired number of sheaves and dumping the same in the form of a stock, to permitlof the stocker beingreadilyv attached to binders vat present in use, and to provide means ,whereby the heads of the sheaves will be bunched during the operation of dumping, sov that the sheaves will be deposited in the manner best calculated to forma proper-stook.Y

Further objects are to automaticallycontrol the sheaves receivingmeans,` sothat after it has been dumped it willY be automatically returned to its normal position preparatory to receiving the requisite number of sheaves to form another stock, to simplify the arrangement of the several parts, and render them readily accessible for inspection and repair.

.o IVith the above and other objects in view the' invention consists essentially of the improved construction particularly described and set forth in the followingfspecication and accompanying drawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vend elevation of a binder showing the improved stooker attached thereto. y

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved stocker. s f.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved stocker.

Fig. 4l is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the guide and coacting rod slidably mounted thereon and designed to coact'with the basket. y

Like characters of kreference vrefer to parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings A. represents a part of a binder and B the improved stooker attached thereto stubble-ward of t the binder deck 10. i Y t The stocker B consists of' la frame` 11 which may be attached to the framer 12 of like Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 419, 1920. Application led J'uly 2, 1918. Serial No. 243,003. i

Ythe kbinder in any convenient manner and the rear of the frame 11 issupported by the wheels lwhich engage with the ground.

Intermediate of the length of the frame 11 standards 14V-- are provided, carrying a transverse 'member 2 to which the smaller end of the semi-conically shaped basket 15 is hinged shown at l, so that the said basket is ca-- pable of being rotated in a vertical plane.

'This 'basketvis provided on the vlower wall with guidel onwhich one end of the clurvilinearrod 17 is slidably mounted, the oppositev end ofthe rod being secured by bolts to a crankmember 19 journaled in the standardv20 mountedon the framefll, and this crank member 19 is connected through a flexible member 2l to a crank pin 22 of the Y sprocket 23 on the knotter shaft 24.

The flexible member 2l passes around guide pulleys 25, securedto the frame 11, and, as the knetter shaft .24 rotates through one revolution, the basket 15 will be rotated into the position indicated by the dotted linesin Fig.y 3.

The i basket 15 is length tothe transversely extending rod 29.

, The inner end of the ribs 28 are connected to the bail 30 and the free ends of the bail are connected 4by the rods 31,150 the ends of ther crankmember 32 pivotally Imounted to the frame 11. f

` The bail 30 is further connected to one end of the dumping rod 33, the` opposite endkof which is attached to a foot trip 34:,'so that on actuation of thistrip the rod 33wi1l be moved longitudinally to rotate the basket 27 about the rod 29, and the basket vwill then assume a yvertical position, as indicated'by the dotted lines in Fig. 3.

This basket is returned to its normal position after dumping by the tension spring 35 whichA is connected at one endto the smaller end of the basket 27, and at the other end to a curvilinear bracket 36 secured to the frame 11.

During the operation of dumping the basket 27, it is necessary that the forks 37 should be closed over the basket to hold the sheaves therein, and bunch the heads durinOj the operation of dumping, and to this end I provide a curvilinear reinforcing band 33 which embraces the basket 27 and terminates in bifurcated ends 39, in whichrthe shanks of the forks 37 are pivotally mounted.

The shank of the forks 37 are offset as shown at 40, and connected by springs 4l to the outer wall of the basket 27.

rlhe forks 37 are closed by flexible members 42 connected at one end to the eyelets 43, and after passing around the guide pulleys 44, the other ends are connected to the arms 45 carried by the crank member 32, so that on rotation of the basket 27 in dumping, the crank member 32, is rotated through the rod 31 and rotates the arms 45 in a vertical plane, and thus exerts a pull on the flexible members 42 which rotate the forks 37 into. thc closed position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Then the basket 27 is being returned to its normal position by the spring 35, thefbail 30 will move the rod 31 and consequently` rotate the crankmember 32 into a normal position, so that the flexible members 42 will slacken off and allow the forks 37 to open under the action of the tension `springs 41.

The assembly of the stocker will be readily understood from the foregoing description. Then the stooker is in use the sheaves are discharged from the binder deck 10 into the smallersemi-conically shaped basket 15, and during each rotation of the knotterv shaft 24 the crank pin 22will exert a pull onvthe flexible member 21, thereby rotating the crank member 19 and thus rotating the basket 15 in a vertical plane to transfer the sheaves therein to the basket 27. Y

By reference to the drawings it will b seen the baskets 15 ,and 27 are in alinement with the smaller ends normally adjacent to cach other. and as the sheaves leave the binder deck l0, they aredelivered with the heads toward the smaller end of the basket 15, so that on rotation of the said basket the sheaves will be delivered to the basket 27 with the heads at the smallerendand the butts toward the larger end thereof, in which position the butts of the first sheaf orV two delivered to the basket 27 will engage with the stop member 50 and :thus prevent longitudinal displacement of the sheaves..

On the knotter shaft 24 `continuing rotating the flexible member 21 will slacken, and the spring 26 returns the basket 15 to a normal position :preparatory to receiving more sheaves which .are .in turn .delivered to the basket 27 in the manner above described.

Then the basket 27 is filled with a desired number of sheaves the driver of the binder operates the foot trip 34 and so moves the rod l33 longitudinally, thereby rotating the basket 27 by means of the bail 30, around the transverse rod 29, and during this operation the rod 31 is moved and rotates the crank member 32 which in turn .rotates the arms 45 and transmits a pull to the flexible members v42 so that the forks 37 are rotated about their pivoted points and close over the sheaves in the basket 27, and hold the same in the desired position during the operation of dumping.

Then the basket 27 has reached a vertical position the sheaves are dumped by gravity.

0n the operator of the binder releasing the foot trip 34 the tension spring 35 returns the basket 27 to its normal position. During this operation the bail 30 will move the rod 3l and so rotate the crank member 32 into its normal'position, in which sufficient slack is allowed on the flexible members 42 to permit of the springs 41 rotating the forks 37 about their pivoted point, and leave the basket 27 open to receive sheaves from the basket 15.

ThisV operation of. dumpingjthe basket 27 is repeatedeach time that a suflicient number of sheaveshave been collected, to form a proper stock. y

rIhe construction. of the stooker is extremely simple and the several parts are so arranged .that they are readily accessible forinspection and not liable to go out of repair. a

As many changes could be made in the above description and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims constructed'without departing from lthe spirit or scope thereof, `it is intended that all matter contained inthe accompanying specification and drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination a basket for receiving sheaves, means for pivotally supporting said basket at itsrrear end, a rod slidably connected with the basket, a pivotal mounting for therod., a crank arm connected with the rod, a knotter shaft, a crank on the knotter shaft, av flexible connection rfrom the first mentioned crankto the crank ofthe knotter shaft for tipping the basket at each revolution of the knotter shaft, and a spring for returning :the basket to normal position.`

2. In combination in apparatus .of the classdescribed, a dumping basket, to set sheaves uponthe ground, a pivotal mountingffor said basket, a crank arm,` a foot crank. a connection between the crank arm and foot crank for tipping the basket, a springl for returning the basket to normal position, a pair of forks movable transversely of the basket to hold the sheaves therein, a pivotal mounting for the said forks carried by the Vbasket kat the sides thereof, said forks having offset arms below their pivots, springs connecting the said ofl set arms with the basket to hold the forks retracted, a crank arm mounted on the frame in front of the basket, flexible oonneetions connected to and extending rearwardly from the crank arm, guides for di'- k reeting` the flexible connections laterally and upwardly, the upper ends of said flexible connectionsV being joined to the forks above the pivots thereof, and a connection from the basket to the said crank arm whereby 1 when the basket is tipped to deposit the sheaves the flexible Connections will be operated by the crank arm to close the forks over the basket, substantially as described;

In witness whereof I have hereunto set 2 my hand in the presence of a witness.

CHARLES BONI. v

Witness S. G. HADLIN. 

